I’d suggest that’s what’s needed is a strong immune system against conformity and control which does not itself require conformity or control: a generalized resistance to agentic domination from another being, of any kind, and as part of it, a culture of habit around joining up with others who are skilled at resisting pressure in response to an attempted pressure, without that join up creating the problems it attempts to prevent. I’m a fan of this essay on this topic, as well as other writing from that group.
I’d suggest that’s what’s needed is a strong immune system against conformity and control which does not itself require conformity or control: a generalized resistance to agentic domination from another being, of any kind, and as part of it, a culture of habit around joining up with others who are skilled at resisting pressure in response to an attempted pressure, without that join up creating the problems it attempts to prevent. I’m a fan of this essay on this topic, as well as other writing from that group.